I think it's to do with the community and what people who are really into Go are interested in.
The first reply to the thread deems "map" and "filter" borderline-useful, but "reduce" not worth it - that type of misunderstading just shows that the author (and the 60+ people who +1'd it) didn't spend enough time understading functional constructs yet.
The first reply to the thread deems "map" and "filter" borderline-useful, but "reduce" not worth it - that type of misunderstading just shows that the author (and the 60+ people who +1'd it) didn't spend enough time understading functional constructs yet.